School Library Policies


1. School Library Policies;
2. Student Records and the Law;
3. Use of Information Resources;
4. Use of Information Resources Regulation;

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education

After the November 17, 2008, ICN session on School Library Policies we received the following from Mary Cameron:
5. Mary Gannon sent these additional resources for copyright information:
Indiana University
http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/fairuse.htm

Association of Research Libraries
http://www.knowyourcopyrights.org/resourcesfac/kycrbrochure.shtml

Heartland AEA 11
http://media2.aea11.k12.ia.us/display/041?s=027071&term=Copyright

Stanford University
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/


6. Mary Gannon sent this sample Circulation Policy as a follow-up from the
ICN on Monday night.

Code No. 506.4
STUDENT LIBRARY CIRCULATION RECORDS
Student library circulation records are designed to be used internally
to assist in the orderly administration of the school district
libraries. As a general rule, student library circulation records are
considered confidential records and will not be released without
parental consent. Individuals who may access such records include a
student's parents, the student, authorized licensed employees,
authorized government officials from the U.S. Comptroller General, the
Secretary of Education, the Commissioner and Director of the National
Institute of Education, and the Assistant Secretary for Education and
State Education Department. Appropriate authorities in a health or
safety emergency may access the student's library circulation records
without the approval or the notification of the student's parents.
Parents may not access records, without the student's permission, of a
student who has reached the age of majority or who is attending a
post-secondary educational institution unless the student is considered
a dependent for tax purposes.

It is the teacher-librarian's responsibility, as the person maintaining
the student library circulation records, to approve requests for access
to student library circulation records. Students' library circulation
records may be accessed during the regular business hours of the school
district. If copies of documents are requested, a fee for such copying
may be charged.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent, in conjunction with the
teacher or teacher-librarian, to develop administrative regulations
regarding this policy.

NOTE: This is a mandatory policy and a reflection of federal and Iowa
law. For more detailed discussion of this issue, see IASB's Policy
Primer, Vol. 20 #1 - August 31, 2007.

Mary Cameron
Adolescent and Information Literacy
Iowa Department of Education
400 E. 14th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
voice - 515-281-3927
fax - 515-242-6025